Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, March %.

| O0UOt6-oOlu NO. 10, tC
amend section ID, of article 1, of the
constitution, relating to taking of prop
erty of any person or damage for public
use without just compensation there
for. Relating to lands taken for rail
road purposes, and to provide for the re-
covery of the same or compensation
therefor. To repeal certain sections of
the revised statutes, relating to the NUM-
| cipal court of the city of Ripon. To
amend chapter 66 of the revised statutes,
entitled, ."of excise and the sale of in
toxicating liquors." A large number of
assembly bills were indefinitely post
| pened and the senate adjourned.
House-A message was received from
the governor returning without his ap-
proval bill No. %, A., for the relief of
certain persons who have been elected
from lands conveyed by the state of Wis
| consin by reason of failure of the titles
of the state at the time of such convey
ance. The governor objected to the bill
on the ground that it would draw on the
treasury for large sums of money and
! makes no provision to give the state no.
tice of the tendency of the cases. He
thinks it unwise to have vast sum or
money taken out of the treasury without
the state having opportunity to inquire
into the merits of the cases and determine
whether they be meritorious or fictitious.
TUESDAY, March, 20.
Senate-Severai bills of local impor-
tance were concurred in. Senate bill No.
284 to establish the rates for passenger
fares on railroads operated in the state,
coming up for third reading, a general
discussion was had. The bill calls for
two cents per mile passenger fare and
was reported by committee for indefinite
postponemept, Senators Cooper, James d
and Ginty opposed its passage and on the
ayes find noes being called for the bill
and amendment was laid on the table by
Vote of 20 to 10. At the evening SEES
sion perfect deluge Of reports from
special and standing committees was
m ade which was about all the work done.
House-Speaker Mills presented the
following memorial, endorsed by the 21st
annual encam pment of the Wisconsin de-
partment of the G. A. r. and passage of
same recommended by them: To prohibit
and punish the unauthorized wearing or
improper use of the badge or badges of
the Grand Army of the Republic. To
provide for the burial of the body of any
honorably discharged ex-union soldier,
sailor or mariner who shall hereafter die
a resident of the state not leaving money
sufficient to defray funeral expenses, and
to repeal chapter Is, laws of Wisconsin
for the year 1885, relating thereto. To
provide for the raising of tax of
one-ffth of one mill, III addition to all
other taxes. to be used for the relief Of
INDECENT ex union soldiers, sailors and
mariners and their INDECENT wives, wild
o1s ND ole
amendment providing that the benefits
contemplated by said bill should be addi-
tional to all other benefits provided for
all citizens by law. Providing for the
temporary relief of ex-union soldiers,
sailors and mariners and their INDECENT
wives, widows and minor chiIdred with
out requiring them to go to the poor or
aims houses. To amend section POOP, re-
vised statutes, SO as to enable posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic TO be-
come bodies corporate the same as SINH
lar societies, and extending to them the
privileges and benefits of said section
2OO2- A large number of bills of local
Importance only were concurrsd in, and
a large number passed.
WEDNESDAY, March so.
Senate.-The senate got down to bust
ness to-day and ground out goediy
amount of work. A large batch of bills
were passed, many indefinitely postponed
and but few concurred in. Assembly bill
No. 566, TO amend chapter 81, of the re-
v1sed statutes of 1878, relating to rail-
roads, by adding new section to be num-
bered 12I39-in addition TO the license
fee provided to be paid in section 1918,
all railroads shall furnish free trans pOrta
ton to all members of the legislature
and the officers thereof, state officers,
judges of courts Of record and sheriffs of
this state during their term of office-hav-
ing been called I'D, motion to indefinite
ly postpone was discussed at length and
warmly. The motion to indefinitely post
pone was finally carried. Ayes, q; noes,
1. A motion by Sen. Erwin buried the
bill for this season.
House-The assembly held three ses-
| sions to-day and business has commenc
ed in dead earnest. Among other bills
concurred in is one requiring that all
the bodies of all INDECENT exunion-sol
diers shall be inferred at the public ex
Fense at an expense of not to exceed
$35 for each interment- Also one pro-
viding that any graduate of the pedagog